James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I again thank the Deputy for his question. As I said, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation of resources to a given division, district or station. He keeps the allocation of resources under continual review. There has been an increase in the number of gardaí in the area about which the Deputy asked since December 2015 but there may have been variations within those time periods due to operational issues. As I said, the Garda Commissioner will continue to keep the level of deployment under continual review.

We are now undergoing a significant Garda recruitment process and expect 1,000 prospective gardaí to enter training in 2023. That will help to significantly increase the resources of the Garda Commissioner and his ability to deploy additional gardaí across the country.

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